Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem

Working independently and under general supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner administers outpatient medical care and medical services to patients according to their scope of practice.

Classification: Per Diem Non-Exempt Healthcare

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide clinical examination, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
• Check vitals and conduct physical and reviews patient case histories
• Prescribe and dispenses medications
• Develop and implement treatment plans with patients and other care team members
• Provide continuing, comprehensive healthcare maintenance and medical care to patients, including preventive care, and behavioral and community health care
• Educate patients on topics such as disease process, medication, prevention, and compliance
• Consult with and referral to affiliated subspecialists
• Work as part of an integrated care team
• Collaborate with behavioral health and wellness colleagues
• Document and maintain clinical records per appropriate standards and regulations
• Participate in team meetings
• Participate in clinical quality improvement processes including peer reviews, data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, program evaluation
• Provides coverage for other clinicians when needed
• May participate in on-call after hours rotation
• Complete other duties and related projects as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to perform the duties described above
• Masters Degree or higher in Nursing or Physician Assistant
• Licensed with the California Board of Registered Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner or Licensed with the California Physicians Assistants Board
• Current DEA registration
• Two or more years of clinical work experience
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatrics. Must be clinically competent in a medical specialty applicable to their position and possess sufficient experience to independently perform the duties of a Nurse
• Practitioner within that specialty.
• Knowledge of the local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to medicine and to community health centers
• Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Bilingual in one of the Santa Clara County threshold languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, or Vietnamese preferred

AACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer